confess all his crimes, which after being recorded are announced at a public broadcast. Media Manga Rainbow is written by George Abe and illustrated by Masasumi Kakizaki. Abe wrote the series based on his own experience in prison. The manga began its serialization in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Sunday on November 21, 2002. After Weekly Young Sunday ceased its publication on July 31, 2008, the series was transferred to Weekly Big Comic Spirits, starting on June 15, 2009. The series finished on January 4, 2010. Shogakukan collected its chapters in twenty-two tankōbon volumes, released from April 5, 2003, to February 27, 2010. Anime An anime television series adaptation of 10 volumes of the manga was produced by Nippon Television, VAP and animation studio Madhouse and directed by Hiroshi Kōjina, with Hideo Takayashiki handling series composition, Ai Kikuchi designing the characters and Yū Takami composing the music. The series ran for 26 episodes on Nippon TV from April 6 to September 28, 2010. The opening theme is "We're Not Alone", performed by Coldrain, and the ending theme is "A Far-Off Distance", performed by Galneryus. Funimation simulcasted the series with English subtitles in 2010. Reception As of March 2010, the manga had over 3.3 million copies in circulation. In 2006, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin won the 51st Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category, sharing the award with A Spirit of the Sun. See also Yomotsuhegui, another manga series illustrated by Masasumi Kakizaki Notes References Further reading External links Anime official website (Nippon TV) Anime official website (VAP) 2002 manga 2010 comics endings Comics set in the 1950s Comics set in Tokyo Drama anime and manga Funimation Madhouse (company) Prisons in anime and manga Seinen manga Shogakukan manga Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga